Harold Koch Boysen
American flying ace
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| Intro | American flying ace | ||
| Places | United States of America | ||
| was | Aviator Pilot Aircraft pilot Flying ace | ||
| Work field | Military | ||
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| Birth | 2 November 1891, Lake Benton, USA | ||
| Death | 20 February 1963Harris County, USA (aged 71 years) | ||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||
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Lieutenant Harold Koch Boysen was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
Boysen joined the Royal Flying Corps in June 1917. After training, he was assigned to 66 Squadron to fly a Sopwith Pup. He would not have any success until the unit re-equipped with Sopwith Camels and transferred fronts from France to northern Italy. He scored a victory in December 1917. In January 1918, he crashed while landing in a fog, and was injured. Upon recovery, he then scored four more times in May 1918, including one win shared with Lieutenant Christopher McEvoy.